Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Slate green with a dusky mauve cloud floating through the middle.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. The word Tantric is Sanskrit for to expand, and Tantra is described as a form of religious practice combining ritual, art, science and philosophy, overlaid on Hinduism and Buddhism. Lofty oval in cool grey-green, matte with small pale specks. A large irregular plum-brown patch with soft, feathered edges spreads across the center front. A small red mark sits at the top right. It is 9.25 inches high and 5 in diameter.

A moody patch of weather in an otherwise sensible coat.